Living in Fox Crossing, WI
Fox Crossing is a small city of 19,131 people in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. It's about 6 miles from Appleton, WI and 84 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,131people
$248kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
82° / 25°Summer / winter
48"Snow
222Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,131
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,513 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to Appleton, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,565/mo)
- Median rent $1,009/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (458 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ATW airport
- 93 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 345 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago County: R+5 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk